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River Flood Warning 42, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 19, 2019Elmore County, Montgomery County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Apr 19, 2019, 3:45 PM CDT for Elmore County, Montgomery County, Alabama. It took effect at Apr 20, 2019, 3:50 AM CDT. It was in force for 65 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 19, 2019, 3:45 PM CDT (20:45 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 20, 2019, 3:50 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 22, 2019, 8:44 PM CDT
In force: 65 hr
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Elmore County, AL, Montgomery County, AL

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Tallapoosa River at Tallapoosa Water Plant (MGYA1).

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 25 ft
Moderate stage: 32 ft
Major stage: 38 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02419890, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 19, 3:39 PM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 3:39 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 6:01 AM CDT, 9 hours 44 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
601 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2019

ALZ011>015-017>050-201415-
Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-Cherokee-
Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair-Talladega-
Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton-Coosa-Tallapoosa-
Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore-Montgomery-Macon-
Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike-Barbour-
601 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the
National Weather Service office in Birmingham.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Strong winds will be possible through tonight across Central Alabama.
Winds will be generally in the 15 to 20 mph range with gusts up to 30
mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Minor flooding is expected to continue along the Tombigbee River
basin through at least Monday. Please refer to river warnings and
statements for specific details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management is not
expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 19, 10:43 AM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1043 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0626 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MILLPORT                33.56N 88.08W
04/18/2019                   LAMAR              AL   PUBLIC

            THREE LARGE TREES DOWN ON FRANCIS STREET IN
            MILLPORT. ONE FELL ON A HOME, CAUSING
            SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

GGOGGINS

Local storm report, Apr 19, 10:57 AM CDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1057 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0703 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W SYLVAN SPRINGS      33.51N 87.04W
04/18/2019                   JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

            TREE DOWN BLOCKING AL HWY 269 BETWEEN SUNSET
            DRIVE AND ROCK CREEK ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED
            FROM RADAR. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

GGOGGINS

Local storm report, Apr 19, 11:44 AM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1144 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW GLENCOE            33.93N 85.96W
04/18/2019                   ETOWAH             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AND SIDING DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A
            HOME AT THE INTERSECTION OF WALKER HILL
            DRIVE AND SIBERT DRIVE IN GLENCOE. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

GGOGGINS

Local storm report, Apr 19, 12:14 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1214 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0705 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WINFIELD                33.93N 87.82W
04/18/2019                   MARION             AL   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN IN WINFIELD ON HIGHWAY 253.
            SHINGLE DAMAGE TO A HOME WAS ALSO REPORTED.

&&

GGOGGINS

Local storm report, Apr 19, 12:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1227 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0716 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E HOOVER              33.40N 86.79W
04/18/2019                   JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

            A LARGE TREE FELL ON A HOME ON RIDGECREST
            DRIVE, PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT ROOF AND
            STRUCTURE DAMAGE. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

&&

GGOGGINS

Local storm report, Apr 19, 1:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
155 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0628 AM     TORNADO          1 NNE GLENCOE           33.98N 85.93W
04/14/2019                   ETOWAH             AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 1 NNE
            GLENCOE. A NWS SURVEY TEAM HAS DETERMINED
            DAMAGE IN GLENCOE WAS CAUSED BY AN EF1
            TORNADO, WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 3.76 MILES
            AND A WIDTH OF 95 YARDS. THE MOST
            SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG RABBITTOWN
            ROAD, WHERE A NUMBER OF HOMES SUSTAINED
            SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE.

&&

TG

The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 18, 7:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion, Winston	63 min
Apr 18, 7:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, St. Clair	57 min
Apr 18, 7:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Lamar, Marion	3 hr
Apr 18, 7:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Coosa, Talladega	53 min
Apr 18, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Etowah	60 min
Apr 18, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun	66 min
Apr 18, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lowndes, Montgomery	62 min
Apr 18, 8:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter	47 hr
Apr 18, 8:58 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo	47 hr
Apr 18, 9:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock, Montgomery, Pike	35 min
Apr 19, 12:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery	55 min
Apr 19, 1:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bullock, Elmore, Macon, Montgomery, Tallapoosa	60 min
Apr 19, 1:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pike	67 min
Apr 19, 2:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bullock, Chambers, Lee, Macon, Russell	57 min
Apr 19, 3:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Sumter	7 hr
Apr 19, 4:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Lee, Macon	3 hr
Apr 19, 5:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Russell	23 min
Apr 19, 1:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Chambers, Elmore, Macon, Randolph, Tallapoosa	6 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2019 Every river flood warning in 2019

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.